First Ethiopia General Elections
With members of the Army standing by, voters enter one of the polling stations during the first Ethiopia General Elections held recently.—(United Press).
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"Desertification Means Famine"
Desertification Means Famine. Food aid came too late for two of the three children of this Ethiopian mother; days after this photo was taken they died. According to UNEP each year 21 million hectares of once productive land is rendered useless for...
United Nations Environment Programme
Food for Work
This U. N. "Food for Work" project in the Highlands of Ethiopia is mobilizing villages in a soil terracing project. The need is urgent: the UN estimates that each year Ethiopia loses 1,000 million tonnes of precious topsoil. (UNEP/Charles Stewart)
United Nations Environment Programme
Drinking Water
(Left): Even the single drop from the tap is nectar to him.
(Right): Two emaciated girls who have nothing but skin and bones for bodies.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Ethiopia
A dead body of a young man is being prepared for burial.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Queen Enjoys a Joke with Haile Selassie
State Visit of H. M. the Queen and Prince Philip to Ethiopia
Photo shows: H. M. the Queen enjoys a joke with the Emperor Haile Selassie when they attended a great Children's Rally held in the Haile Selassie Stadium at Addis Ababa.
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
Measures Taken to Overcome Illiteracy
Ethiopia has now started training adults to read and write, in order to overcome illiteracy. These Ethiopian women are studying in the alphabetization class in Addis Ababa, and around 20,000 voluntary teachers all over the country conduct these cl...
Zentralbild
Socialist Ethiopia: New Fair-ground
A new fair-ground was opened in Addis Ababa, capital of Socialist Ethiopia, on the occasion of a national trade show at the end of 1982.
On September 12th, 1983, it will be nine years since the feudal-capitalist regime was abolished and the "Provi...
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Ethiopians Mourn Their Dead Ministers
The scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian capital, yesterday as the funeral took place of government ministers killed by the rebels in last week's unsuccessful coup d'etat. In foreground are seen many weeping women, and in background, loyal Ethiopians c...
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